The Madison County Board of Supervisors approved a supplemental appropriation and authorized the county administrator to sign a contract to proceed with the Hoover Ridge Recreation Center playground project.

County staff member Brian said the county recently received donated funds totaling $806,001.83 for the Hoover Ridge project and that the current contract under consideration covers the playground portion only. He said the splash pad portion would be addressed in a later phase, likely next spring or early summer. The board approved supplemental appropriation No. 13 for the playground and then voted to give the county administrator authority to sign the contract related to that appropriation.

The board discussed that attorneys for both parties reviewed the contract language and that staff had confirmed the county’s general conditions were acceptable. Board members praised the pace of progress on the project during discussion.

The board’s votes on the appropriation and the separate motion authorizing the county administrator to sign the contract were taken by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.